Boastful
adjective
Excessively proud and showing off the achievements or capabilities.
His boastful manner was annoying to his colleagues.
Often appears as...
- boastful talk
- boastful manner
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Excessively proud and showing off the achievements or capabilities.
His boastful manner was annoying to his colleagues.
Often appears as...
- boastful talk
- boastful manner
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Emotion
Using 'boastful' often implies the speaker feels annoyance or disapproval towards someone's behavior.
She found his boastful comments about the new car quite off-putting.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Sensitivity
In some cultures, being boastful can be especially frowned upon and seen as lacking humility.
Despite his success, he avoided any boastful remarks to respect his culture's values.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Literal
Sometimes 'boastful' describes not just spoken words, but also actions that seem to show off.
Her boastful display of awards made visitors feel uncomfortable.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Emotion
Using 'boastful' often implies the speaker feels annoyance or disapproval towards someone's behavior.
She found his boastful comments about the new car quite off-putting.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Sensitivity
In some cultures, being boastful can be especially frowned upon and seen as lacking humility.
Despite his success, he avoided any boastful remarks to respect his culture's values.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Literal
Sometimes 'boastful' describes not just spoken words, but also actions that seem to show off.
Her boastful display of awards made visitors feel uncomfortable.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Emotion
Using 'boastful' often implies the speaker feels annoyance or disapproval towards someone's behavior.
She found his boastful comments about the new car quite off-putting.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Sensitivity
In some cultures, being boastful can be especially frowned upon and seen as lacking humility.
Despite his success, he avoided any boastful remarks to respect his culture's values.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Literal
Sometimes 'boastful' describes not just spoken words, but also actions that seem to show off.
Her boastful display of awards made visitors feel uncomfortable.
Compare with
arrogantconceitegotisticallynarcissisticoverbearingpretentiousproudself-important
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How octopuses battle...
put the second octopus in, cover it up and leave it alone. Rule There's always an aggressor. There's always one octopus on defense, one on offense. Usually the one that's taking up more space, that's more boastful, definitely the aggressor, most likely the winner of the fight. The loser's pretty obvious.
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How octopuses battle...
put the second octopus in, cover it up and leave it alone. Rule There's always an aggressor. There's always one octopus on defense, one on offense. Usually the one that's taking up more space, that's more boastful, definitely the aggressor, most likely the winner of the fight. The loser's pretty obvious.
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Quote examples
Lauren Ash
I think we've been programmed from birth to be a certain way - to be demure, to be polite, and to be nice and to not be boastful or braggadocios in all of these things - and it leads to this kind of tragedy. Women spend so much time hating what they look like.
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Julian Barnes
English Writer
Paris is certainly one of the most boastful of cities, and you could argue that it has had a lot to boast about: at various times the European centre of power, of civilisation, of the arts, and (self-advertisingly, at least) of love.
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Becky Lynch
Irish Athlete
Mostly for social media, Twitter or Instagram becomes so much more fun when you can be boastful and say whatever you want. You can be so full of yourself and ridiculous when you're a heel.
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Randall L. Stephenson
American Businessman
Nobody should be too boastful or too proud about their security because there are people who have a major interest in cracking the security of networks, the security of companies.
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Will Ferrell
American Comedian
I've never been a conceited person or cocky, never felt boastful, but I always had a sense of self-worth; I always had a real sense of myself.
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Akira Toriyama
Japanese Artist
For a long time, I've loved the kind of characters who are boastful yet petty. I was originally a gag manga artist, after all.
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Anthony Rendon
American Athlete
My parents are people who like to stay to themselves. They're quiet. They raised me not to be boastful about anything we do.
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Ed Davey
British Politician
There is nothing triumphant or boastful in the way we mourn the dead and pay our veterans the respect they deserve.
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Julie Burchill
British Journalist
But just think what a boring, bread-and-milk world this would be without the boastful.
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Daniel A. D'Aniello
American Businessman
I'm not a boastful person. I like my actions to speak for me.
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Lauren Ash
I think we've been programmed from birth to be a certain way - to be demure, to be polite, and to be nice and to not be boastful or braggadocios in all of these things - and it leads to this kind of tragedy. Women spend so much time hating what they look like.
Quote examples
Julian Barnes
English Writer
Paris is certainly one of the most boastful of cities, and you could argue that it has had a lot to boast about: at various times the European centre of power, of civilisation, of the arts, and (self-advertisingly, at least) of love.
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Becky Lynch
Irish Athlete
Mostly for social media, Twitter or Instagram becomes so much more fun when you can be boastful and say whatever you want. You can be so full of yourself and ridiculous when you're a heel.
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Randall L. Stephenson
American Businessman
Nobody should be too boastful or too proud about their security because there are people who have a major interest in cracking the security of networks, the security of companies.
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Will Ferrell
American Comedian
I've never been a conceited person or cocky, never felt boastful, but I always had a sense of self-worth; I always had a real sense of myself.
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Akira Toriyama
Japanese Artist
For a long time, I've loved the kind of characters who are boastful yet petty. I was originally a gag manga artist, after all.
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Anthony Rendon
American Athlete
My parents are people who like to stay to themselves. They're quiet. They raised me not to be boastful about anything we do.
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Ed Davey
British Politician
There is nothing triumphant or boastful in the way we mourn the dead and pay our veterans the respect they deserve.
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Julie Burchill
British Journalist
But just think what a boring, bread-and-milk world this would be without the boastful.
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Daniel A. D'Aniello
American Businessman
I'm not a boastful person. I like my actions to speak for me.
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